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I would forget about that training providers pledge about doing A+ N+ and CCNA in 3 years. Have you had any work related experience with cisco equipment? If not, forget about it.

Whilst we are all clamouring to get these certs we seem to forget that these have to correlate to real world experience. Looks great to have them on paper, but if you don't have the experience out there to back them up then quite frankly you've wasted your time.

A+ I would say is an exception to the rule as you should be able to get a job with that cert without heavy experience.

At the end of they day some TPs are unscrupulous the salesmen are just there to make their commission and do not care if the course they are touting is actually suitable for you. This is why I always advocate the self study route, unless you actually go to an established bricks and mortar college and not some non-descript office suite you turn upto that's probably been knocked together earlier that morning to look impressive.

Glad to see you using the PC Street Smarts book, but then I'm biased as the author.

We don't see many people here using the "In Depth" A+ book but the author Jean Andrews has a good reputation for producing quality A+ study material and from what I can see of the reviews, has produced a top-notch study guide. Good luck on your studies and let us know if you have any questions.

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